New Scientist News
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A new study shows how an inclination for fairness plays out in the brain.
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Reduce, reuse, recycle -- rejoice! We're getting smarter and better about redirecting our waste streams by putting them back to work.
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DJ Spooky's "Sinfonia Antarctica" uses the sounds made by ice in a 70 minute hip-hop multimedia performance focused on global climate change.
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Tropical forests still need our support, but a new study finds that planting new northern forests will bring greater climate-cooling benefits.
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Science brings the dirt on critters gettin' down: Fiddler crabs trade sex for muscle, and fruit bats will readily fly south of the equator.
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Researchers say men with more testosterone are less likely to be generous with their money.
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It's been a good month for moon holes: First came NASA's water-seeking blast, and now there is evidence of a potential cave system below the lunar surface.
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The mysteriousness of Mona Lisa's smile has a lot to do with the highly changeable way that the human brain receives and processes visual information.
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Locals are better equipped than governments to manage forests and reduce global warming.
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Think HDTV would make you happier? All you need is a lot of imagination, a few props and you're there!
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Got half a billion dollars and an unlaunched satellite? John Hunter might be able to help you out.
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The Amphibious Architecture project in New York's East and Bronx Rivers brings the unseen, subsurface world to life with data sensors, flashing lights and text updates from the fish.
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Can museums rediscover their roots during the "Year of Biodiversity"?
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A smart house complete with smart soap and toilet may be in your future.
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Eager scientists, students and members of the public clamor for a finished product now, but the Encyclopedia of Life promises to be worth the wait.




